Re: pkg/40590: pkg_add hangs in ftpclose, usually after adding allthe dependencies and registering the final package

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/40590; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/40590: pkg_add hangs in ftpclose, usually after adding
        allthe dependencies and registering the final package
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:26:45 +0100

 On Mon, Feb 09, 2009 at 04:15:04PM +0000, Peter Kay wrote:
 >  It hangs at : ftp> close
 
 OK, this makes it a network and/or tnftp problem.
 
 >  > (d) Is this behind some strange transparent FTP proxy?
 >  Yes - it's using ftp-proxy on a NATed OpenBSD firewall. I presume this is 
 >  the most likely cause for the problem - it's odd though, because standard 
 >  FTP works, as does every other FTP program I've seen. Is this a supported 
 >  environment?
 
 See above, it means at least that the problem is not inside pkg_add.
 You can use HTTP, but it will some overhead for the pattern processing.
 You could try to write down the commands pkg_add is sending and issue
 them manually to see if it can be reproduced, but given that this code
 is legacy and works for everyone else, I am highly inclined so assume
 that the proxy is responsible.
 
 Joerg